Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1422 of 17 July 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1422 18.7.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1422 of 17 July 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species(1), and in particular Article 4(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141(2) establishes a list of invasive alien species of Union concern (‘the Union list’), which is to be kept updated as appropriate, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation

(EU) No 1143/2014.

(2) On the basis of the available evidence and the risk assessments carried out pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, it has been concluded that all criteria set out in Article 4(3) of that Regulation are met for the

following invasive alien species: Acacia mearnsii [as ‘mearnsi’] De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 3: 61 (1925), Acridotheres cristatellus (Linnaeus, 1758), Asterias amurensis Lutken, 1871, Bipalium kewense Moseley, 1868, Brachyponera chinensis (Emery, 1895), Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér ex Vent., Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820, Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838, Cherax destructorClark, 1936, Cipangopaludina chinensis(Gray 1834), Crassula helmsii(Kirk) Cockayne, Delairea odorataLem, Faxonius immunis(Hagen, 1870), Marisa cornuarietis(Linnaeus 1758), Misgurnus anguillicaudatus(Cantor,

1842), Misgurnus bipartitus(Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874), Mulinia lateralis(Say, 1822), Nanozostera japonica (Ascherson & Graebner) Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001, Neogale vison (Schreber, 1777), Obama nungara Carbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & Riutort, 2016, Platydemus manokwari de Beauchamp, 1963, Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus,

1758), Reynoutria japonica Houtt., Reynoutria sachalinensis (F. Schmidt) Nakai, Reynoutria × bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková and Vespa mandariniaSmith, 1852.

(3) For all the invasive alien species referred to in recital 2, all the elements set out in Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 have been duly considered.

(4) As a result of widely accepted changes to the nomenclatural references of four invasive alien species of Union concern, it is necessary to change the names or other elements of the full nomenclature for the following invasive alien species listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141: Eichhornia crassipes, Hakea sericea, Pennisetum setaceum, Tamias sibiricus.

(5) Considering the evolving taxonomy of the invasive species Lampropeltis getula, it is necessary to reiterate and clarify the scope as defined in the original risk assessment underpinning its inclusion on the Union list. This risk assessment employs the reference ‘sensu lato’ to comprehensively encompass the species in its broader taxonomic sense. To address potential taxonomic developments and ensure robust regulatory coverage, the concerned subspecies should be explicitly mentioned.

(6) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The species Neogale vison(Schreber, 1777) is farmed for fur production in several Member States. Insofar as Member States may have to prepare applications for the authorisations referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, the inclusion of that species on the Union list should be deferred in order to give Member States time to prepare such applications before the listing of the species takes effect.

(1) OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/1143/oj.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 of 13 July 2016 adopting a list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 189, 14.7.2016, p. 4, ELI: http:// data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2016/1141/oj).

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(8) Management of the invasive alien species Castor canadensisKuhl, 1820, poses significant challenges in areas where the native beaver Castor fiber(3)is also present because of the similarities between the two species. Therefore, the inclusion of Castor canadensis on the Union list should be deferred in order to give Member States time to adapt specific management measures and national legislation, where relevant, before the listing of Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820, takes effect.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Point (2) of the Annex shall apply from 7 August 2027.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2025.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(3) Castor fiber is included in Annex II of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1992/43/oj).

2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1422/ojEN OJ L, 18.7.2025 ANNEX The table in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 is amended as follows:

(1) each of the following species are inserted in alphabetical order:

Categories of CN codes for live CN codes for parts that can Species associated specimens reproduce goods

(i)

(ii) (iii)

(iv) ‘Acacia mearnsii[as ‘mearnsi’] De Wild., Pl. ex 0602 90 48 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ Bequaert. 3: 61 (1925) ‘Acridotheres cristatellus(Linnaeus, 1758) ex 0106 39 80 ex 0407 19 90 (fertilised eggs for incubation)’ ‘Asterias amurensisLutken, 1871 ex 0308 90 10 - (14), (15)’ ‘Bipalium kewenseMoseley, 1868 ex 0106 90 00 - (5)’ ‘Brachyponera chinensis(Emery, 1895) ex 0106 49 00 - (5), (7)’ ‘Broussonetia papyrifera(L.) L'Hér ex Vent. ex 0602 90 48 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ ‘Cervus nipponTemminck, 1838 ex 0106 19 00 -’ ‘Cherax destructorClark, 1936 ex 0306 39 10 -’ ‘Cipangopaludina chinensis(Gray 1834) ex 0307 60 00 -’ ‘Crassula helmsii(Kirk) Cockayne ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ ‘Delairea odorataLem. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ ‘Faxonius immunis(Hagen, 1870) ex 0306 39 10 -’ ‘Marisa cornuarietis(Linnaeus 1758) ex 0307 60 00 -’ ‘Misgurnus anguillicaudatus(Cantor, 1842) ex 0301 99 17 ex 0511 91 90 (fertile fish eggs for hatching)’ ‘Misgurnus bipartitus(Sauvage & Dabry de ex 0301 99 17 ex 0511 91 90 (fertile fish Thiersant, 1874) eggs for hatching)’ ‘Mulinia lateralis(Say, 1822) ex 0307 91 00 -’ ‘Nanozostera japonica(Ascherson & Graebner) ex 1212 29 00 - (14), (15)’ Tomlinson & Posluszny, 2001 ‘Obama nungaraCarbayo, Álvarez-Presas, Jones & ex 0106 90 00 - (5)’ Riutort, 2016 ‘Platydemus manokwaride Beauchamp, 1963 ex 0106 90 00 - (5)’ ‘Pycnonotus jocosus(Linnaeus, 1758) ex 0106 39 80 ex 0407 19 90 (fertilised eggs for incubation)’ ‘Reynoutria japonicaHoutt. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ ‘Reynoutria sachalinensis(F. Schmidt) Nakai ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1422/oj 3/4EN OJ L, 18.7.2025 Categories of CN codes for live CN codes for parts that can Species associated specimens reproduce goods

(i)

(ii) (iii)

(iv) ‘Reynoutria × bohemicaChrtek & Chrtková ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’ ‘Vespa mandariniaSmith, 1852 ex 0106 49 00 - (8), (9), (10)’

(2) in the table, the following species are inserted in alphabetical order:

Categories of CN codes for live CN codes for parts that can Species associated specimens reproduce goods

(i)

(ii) (iii)

(iv) ‘Castor canadensisKuhl, 1820 ex 0106 19 00 -’ ‘Neogale vison(Schreber, 1777) ex 0106 19 00 -’

(3) ‘Eichhornia crassipes(Mart.) Solms’ is replaced by ‘Pontederia crassipesMart’;

(4) ‘Hakea sericeaSchrad. & J.C.Wendl.’ is replaced by ‘Hakea sericeaSchrad. & J.C.Wendl. s.l.’;

(5) in the row for Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766), table note ‘(16)’ is added in column (iv);

(6) ‘Pennisetum setaceum(Forssk.) Chiov.’ is replaced by ‘Cenchrus setaceus(Forssk.) Morrone (Pennisetum setaceum(Forssk.) Chiov.)’;

(7) ‘Tamias sibiricusLaxmann, 1769’ is replaced by ‘Tamias sibiricusLaxmann, 1769 (Eutamias sibiricus(Laxmann, 1769))’;

(8) in the notes to the table for column (iv), the following point is added: ‘(16) Lampropeltis getula(Linnaeus, 1766) refers to the following species or subspecies: L. getula getula(“the common kingsnake”); L. californiae(“the California kingsnake”); L. nigra(“the Eastern black kingsnake”); L. splendida(“the desert kingsnake”); L. holbrooki(“the speckled kingsnake”); L. floridana(“the Florida kingsnake”); L. nigrita(“the Black Desert kingsnake”); L. meansi(“the Eastern Apalachicola Lowlands kingsnake”).’ 4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1422/oj